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Pilfered Plans Discussion

3 weeks ago

I also thought about Gravecrawler and Grimgrin, Corpse-Born, but at this moment they are too expensive. Living Death is new to me, but also too expensive. So as long as i don't swap them for something similar expensive, i can't play them.

11 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions! I've looked at most of them in the past, though;

Coffers/Urborg is a bit money-intensive, once I get hold of them they're in.

Mesmeric Orb I feel is only really good with an Eldrazi titan since you always have the shuffle effect you really need when running it, Psychic Spiral just isn't as reliable as it has to be in your hand. Also, without Orb, I've found Psychic Spiral to be very lackluster on its own.

Archive Trap is a one-use mill spell which I'm trying to avoid. The only one-use mill spells I'll run would have to mill for way more than 13. Trap is just card disadvantage most of the time, while also bringing in hate early.

Evacuation is actually pretty great, still trying to find a spot for it.

Maybe drop the Sphinx of the Final Word, Doorkeeper + defender package, and most of your spells. I like the Manic Scribe + Archaeomancer + Displace as a causal combo in multiplayer, but its too slow for Modern.

1 year ago

A sydri staple I always use is Caltrops. With both of Sydri's abilities on it, any attacking creature coming your way is destroyed. This is a very potent rattlesnake setup. I see a lot of good combo pieces in here, which is always a good win condition. I would also recommend Thirst for Knowledge instead of Pilfered Plans, mostly because of the instant speed draw and better card selection. Making someone mill for two in commander is pretty hit or miss, as most decks have recursion effects anyway. Archangel's Light could be replaced by Elixir of Immortality, as it is an artifact that can be fetched with Trinket Mage and has more synergy with the artifact theme. I would definitely look up the top scoring Sydri decks here and look at what they have to offer. This is definitely a good start, she's a real blast to play once you get your deck to where you want it.

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